Gil Livni

Gil Livni: All In

by Jack Bowers
April 11, 2026

All In is the second recording by Israeli-born guitarist Gil Livni, and it is a humdinger from start to finish, thanks to Livni's remarkable skills as a player and composer, and those of his stellar teammates: saxophonist Amit Friedman, organist Yonatan Riklis and drummer Yonatan Rosen. Singly or as a unit, they make All In a genuine pleasure to hear and applaud. Livni plays a light and lyrical guitar, using for the most part inventive single-note runs to ...